Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-18
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
j. w. PATTERSON KILLED BY
MATTE ALLEN SATURDAY.
The Murderess Takes Her Own Life
"A Wronged Girl Crazed With
Jealousy-Some Incidents.

About 8 o'clock Saturday evening, just
as the last sound of the curfew-bell was
dying away, and the juvenile who was out
after the forbidden hour was skipping"
to his paternal roof, citizens in the neigh
borhood of Seventh and ] streets were
startled by the crack of pistol. Parties
on the northeast corner of Seventh and
] streets heard the shot. saw the flash and
saw woman walking rapidly from the
place, turn down ] street and enter the
stairway leading to the Clarendon lodging
house. An investigation Immediately fol-
lowed. Sitting in the doorway leading up
stairs over China Hall, J. w. Patterson was
found, his head leaning up against the
wall, and blood ooZing from an ugly bullet
wound in his temple, which had caused
almost instantaneous death. The girl
who did the shooting proved to be
Miss Matte Allen, a young woman who for
several years past has been employed as a
domestic in several of the hotels and priv
ate boarding houses. She was about "a
years of age, rather prepossessing in ap-
pearance, and is said to have had many
friends. Immediately ON entering the
tress that she had killed a man, then
Fastening to her room, in the presence of
little daughter of the landlady, took a
large dose of morphine. A few moments
later officer Carroll arrived, placed Miss
Allen under arrest and conveyed her to
the receiving hospital at the city prison,
where medical aid was secured and every
thing that medical skill could suggest was
done to save her life, but all to no avail
She refused to be interviewed and said she
would make no statement until she knew
positively whether she was going to die or
not About II o'clock she became uncon-
scious under the influence of the deadly
drug, and died at go P. NJ. on Sunday
She revived for moment Sunday morn.
ing and recognizing Captain Karcher said
" Please don't tell mother"
j. w. Patterson was a harness-maker by
trade, good workman, well liked by all
who knew him, and prominent member
Of the Order of Foresters. He was indus
trious, sober, for long time was employed
in the shop of ]. Gehring. ], Ninth and
Tenth streets, but at the time of his death
was employed with A. A. Van VOORHEES, q
Co. There is sad history connected with
this double tragedy, the story of wronged
woman, of unrequited love, of jealousy, of
lack of honor on both sides which is best
lie at the morgue, where an inquest will be
held this evening. Matte Aliens parents
reside near Lincoln. She was very jealous
of young woman whom it is said Patter-
son was engaged to, and intended marrying
in few days, She called to see this Young
lady about P. NJ. Saturday, at an uptown
residence where she is employed, and had
a stormy interview. She then sought Pat
terson, and found him at the entrance of
the stairway that leads to his room, sitting
in the doorway smoking a cigar She asked
him if he intended marrying her, to which
he replied: " No, am not in the marrying
business" She then upbraided him with
her ruin, claiming that he had been re-
peatedly wronging her for five years. She
then asked him, as last and parting re-
quest, to kiss her. He rose abruptly to
leave her, saying, a." Oh, to - with YOU"
This was too much for her, and pulling
from beneath her cloak a pistol she had
purchased at a downtown gun store in the
morning, she placed it to the side of his
head, fired, and he fell corpse at her feet.